Let's lighten the mood - what would go into your Christmas Room 101

[GlummyMcGlummerson]

For me

• family pyjama pictures - you know the ones where mum, dad, child & baby wear the same PJs - you all look like pillocks and/or like you're part of a cult.

• mummy martyrs. Women (and sorry it is women and yes I know theres bigger expectations around them at Christmas) clanging pans around the kitchen from 7am - 6pm on Christmas Day, making far too much food that nobody especially asked for, refusing to let anyone help but complaining you're doing it all on your own. Just STFU and order a takeaway if you're gonna have a nervous breakdown over sprouts.

• most Christmas specials (except the first Gavin and Stacey one where Nessa have everyone a celebration chocolate ) - although I do have high hopes for the Motherland Christmas Special!

Elf on the shelf and Christmas Eve boxes! As if I haven't spent enough on Christmas presents now I'm expected to fill a box of more stuff because it's the in thing now.

As for the elf. Who finds the time to set it up in different scenarios every night?? My kids are asleep in bed then so am I!

Elf on the shelf or whatever the horrible little critter is called

Buying presents for people because they buy for us.

Awful Christmas specials. Especially Eastenders.

Elf on the mf'ing shelf and Christmas cards

Elf on the shelf. Everything else, even if not my thing, I’m indifferent about but the elf really gets on my nerves.

@KimonoKim l considered Christmas eve boxes, sil gave us one a couple of years ago. But l put the already owned christmas pjs in it, along with the already owned copy of A Christmas Carol to watch and Reindeer food l make myself. Not presents etc, that'll go in.

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People opening presents in a disorganised, pile on kind of affair. Like a tramp on hot chips. One at a time in this house! 😅

Hats from crackers - my head is too big

Elf on the shelf

Christmas specials apart from Gavin and Stacey, Royle family and the office. I also have high hopes for motherland

Tempted to suggest men (and women) who propose on Christmas Day. There are 364 other days to do it.

My neighbours' flashing cold white outdoor lights that shine directly into my bedroom (even through my curtains) Fortunately the head of my bed faces the window so it's just about bearable. Just don't get why anyone likes flashing lights ☹️

Also...ordinary daytime shows which appear on Xmas Day.

Christmas cards.

One at a time in this house! 😅

Hear hear! One present, one person at a time here. Takes ages but much more civilised.

Blue lights that are so blue I can’t look at them.

Tinsel.

Totally agree with the bloody elf on the shelf.

Would also add brandy butter- I might be in the minority with that though.

Also calling Christmas 'Crimbo' really bugs me

Crackers

Cards

Workplace Secret Santa

Rampant commercialism.

How did I forget tinsel, that definitely needs to go. When my ds was little he told someone I was allergic to it, that's how much of a forbidden thing it is in this house

I'm afraid I'm not a present at a time person, although it's not a free for all either. We do it by who has given the present, so everyone gets their present from Granny and Grandpa, then from an aunt etc... so 1 present per person each round but can be opened at the same time as everyone else opening the gift from that person. If that makes sense.

Excessive displays of Christmas lights. Our neighbours front lawn looks like the North pole threw up all over it. There is such a thing as too many lights and inflatables in a small space.

There's actually I film I think, with Danny DeVito?? About competitive Christmas lights with neighbours. I'm sure they based it on our village 🙄😂

Chocolate. Crisps are SO much better. I work in a school and the staff room has been full of sweet things for weeks. Why isn't it traditional to give a bag of ready salted at Christmas...?

Elf on shelf
Christmas Eve boxes
Work Christmas cards

Elf on the Shelf
Christmas Eve boxes
Matching Christmas clothes, especially whole family pyjama sets
That bloody East 17 song, I've always hated it
Glitter

Elf on the Shelf... children are coming into school worried about it! WTF???

Red cabbage

PJs... when was it ever a thing to spend the whole day in nightwear?

Cheese footballs

Blue lights which scream emergency services rather than festive and those light projector things, sound great but in reality are naff ...

Twiglets
Mulled wine
Dates
The Queen’s Speech

Flashing lights, whether indoors or on people’s houses. They are my worst migraine trigger.